From: "allen dick" <[log in to unmask]> >It seems many, if not most beekeepers, including many on this list, lack a basic > understanding of normal and obvious bee behaviours. OK, I will be a bit more pendantic in future! Just a thought that I had today whilst searching for the queen in a mildly defensive colony in a rather cool breeze - if you open and move an AHB colony, would they not 'fly freely' whatever the weather? Peter Edwards [log in to unmask] www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::